Summary

"This companion volume to the PBS TV series of the same name is an . .. account of black America's struggle for social and political equality, covering the civil rights battle from the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 to the Selma protest marches, and Voting Rights Act of 1965." (Libr J)Chapter bibliographies, Bibliography, and Index are included.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: God Bless the Child: The Story of School Desegregation Chapter Two: Standing for Justice: Mississippi and the Till Case Chapter Three: We're Not Moving to the Back, Mr. Blake: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Chapter Four: Hall Monitors from the 101st: The Little Rock Story Chapter Five: Down Freedom's Main Line: The Movement's Next Generation Chapter Six: Freedom in the Air: The Lessons of Albany and Birmingham Interlude: The March on Washington Chapter Seven: Mississippi: Freedom Has Never Been Free Chapter Eight: Selma: The Bridge to Freedom

"This companion volume to the PBS TV series of the same name is an . .. account of black America's struggle for social and political equality, covering the civil rights battle from the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 to the Selma protest marches, and Voting Rights Act of 1965." (Libr J)Chapter bibliographies, Bibliography, and Index are included.

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: God Bless the Child: The Story of School Desegregation Chapter Two: Standing for Justice: Mississippi and the Till Case Chapter Three: We're Not Moving to the Back, Mr. Blake: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Chapter Four: Hall Monitors from the 101st: The Little Rock Story Chapter Five: Down Freedom's Main Line: The Movement's Next Generation Chapter Six: Freedom in the Air: The Lessons of Albany and Birmingham Interlude: The March on Washington Chapter Seven: Mississippi: Freedom Has Never Been Free Chapter Eight: Selma: The Bridge to Freedom

Summary

"This companion volume to the PBS TV series of the same name is an . .. account of black America's struggle for social and political equality, covering the civil rights battle from the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 to the Selma protest marches, and Voting Rights Act of 1965." (Libr J)Chapter bibliographies, Bibliography, and Index are included.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: God Bless the Child: The Story of School Desegregation Chapter Two: Standing for Justice: Mississippi and the Till Case Chapter Three: We're Not Moving to the Back, Mr. Blake: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Chapter Four: Hall Monitors from the 101st: The Little Rock Story Chapter Five: Down Freedom's Main Line: The Movement's Next Generation Chapter Six: Freedom in the Air: The Lessons of Albany and Birmingham Interlude: The March on Washington Chapter Seven: Mississippi: Freedom Has Never Been Free Chapter Eight: Selma: The Bridge to Freedom